Money was once paper backed by promises. Now, lines of code enforce trust. Bitcoin proved digital scarcity; Ethereum made contracts self-executing. A farmer in Kenya borrows stablecoins globally. An artist mints NFTs, bypassing galleries. DAOs fund startups through tokenized votes—no boardrooms. But code isn’t law. Hacks drain millions. Speculation drowns utility. The 2022 crash? A stress test. Yet beneath the noise, a pattern: People choose transparency over tradition. They trust math, not m...